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Definition of Clever dick
1. Noun. An intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Generic synonyms: Intellect, Intellectual
Definition of Clever dick
1. Noun. (chiefly British) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clever Dick
Literary usage of Clever dick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778: With a Selection from Her by Fanny Burney, Annie Raine Ellis (1907)
"[As there are few better characters in comedy than that of clever Dick Burney,
we tell what we have learned of him in a summary of some more of these ..."
2. The Glory and the Shame of England by Charles Edwards Lester (1845)
"... the one-eyed Squeers, coarse but good John Browdie, the beautiful Sally Brass,
clever Dick Swiveller, the demoniac and intriguing Quilp, ..."
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